Olmert Brags About Embarrassing Rice in UN Gaza Vote

Taking a short break from lashing out at the international media for reporting the growing civilian death toll in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spoke in detail about the events leading up to the US abstention from the United Nations Security...

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Four Wounded as Israeli Shrapnel Hits Egypt

When officials in the Israeli government said its ongoing war in the Gaza Strip was no longer about military goals but was about "pressuring Egypt" for better terms in its ongoing attempt to broker a ceasefire, it is unlikely the pressure was meant to be this direct....

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UN Ceasefire Bid Weakened by US Abstention

The United Nations Security Council's bid to halt the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip with a non-binding resolution calling for a durable ceasefire never had much momentum behind it, but as French and British diplomats scrambled to get the deal together amid repeated...

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Over 850 Killed as Gaza War Moves into Third Week

The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip moved into its third week today, with still no end in sight. Both sides proclaimed the great success of their respective war efforts, though Hamas once again does not appear to have killed anyone, while the civilian toll in Gaza...

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Israel Tells Gazans to Brace for Yet More Escalation

As the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip moved into their third week, the Israeli military once again dropped leaflets on the residents of Gaza warning them "The IDF will escalate the operation in the Gaza Strip. The IDF is not working against the people of Gaza but...

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Tight Censorship Working in Israel’s Favor

Following in the footsteps of the United States' efforts to discourage reporting in its assorted wars outside of an embedded scenario, the Israeli government has taken the strategy to unprecedented levels in the modern era. While the United States had the disadvantage...

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